techSummary
Mango Jane is a suite of software that interfaces with telecommunications networks. The user only interfaces via texting. Invisible to the user, email is also used. The general workflow is as follows:
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User sends a text to an email address ([email protected])
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Telecommunications company turns the text into an email
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Mango Jane grabs that email
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Mango Jane parses the text and email name
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Mango Jane sync's the email address name to the code it represents. It adds the code to the beginning of the text
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Mango Jane performs the code from the full text
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If necessary: Mango Jane sends emails to the required recipient(s)
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If necessary: Telecommunications company turns the email into a text
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If necessary: Recipient(s) receive text
The below image illustrates this workflow. Notice the different actions performed within Mango Jane, all of which are different products of the Mango Jane suite.
Almost every phone carrier has a txt-to-email feature. Even the most remote 3rd world locations have this feature.
The value of Mango Jane is that email allows codewords. Codewords are the secret to Mango Jane's ease of use and affordability.
Each codeword defines code that must be run. The owner of the codeword defines the code for the word. There are as many codewords in Mango Jane as there are URL’s on the internet. Take this example: The user here simply sends a text “hi”. From there she has everything she needs to interface with Joes Pizza. Simply respond to the text from [email protected] to order a pizza. If she wants to hear about specials, she can text anything back to [email protected] and she gets the updates on deals.
Codewords make this experience simple, quick, and fun, with very little to learn.
##Compatible Protocols: Mango Jane is designed specifically for texting protocols SMS and MMS. All possible interactions with the CMS can be performed via a text. Mango Jane has several components used to create a full internet experience
#API
Mango Jane apps are created by the API. The codewords really just cover the API commands to make it look simple, but under the hood, the user is sending several API commands to perform a function.
The API is powerful enough to create a large variety of texting apps with just a few lines of API code. Of course, all of the code is hidden behind codewords.
What to see the code, click here